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Defending Against Drones

Posted by Soulskill on from the hobbyist-vs-terrorist dept.

theodp writes "The US has not had to truly think about its air defense since the Cold War. But as America embraces the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, Newsweek says it's time to consider how our greatest new weapon may come back to bite us. Smaller UAVs' cool, battery-powered engines make them difficult to hit with conventional heat-seeking missiles. And while Patriot missiles can take out UAVs, at $3 million apiece such protection carries a steep price tag, especially if we have to deal with $500 DIY drones."

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  1. Wrong hands... by greenpete · · Score: 0, Troll

    The U.S. are worried this technology will get into the wrong hands! What makes them think they have the right ones? Such arrogance! In my opinion, there are no 'right hands' to wield such vile technology.

    1. Re:Wrong hands... by greenpete · · Score: 1, Troll

      At the risk of getting in to a pointless argument, I feel the U.S. invasion of several countries (illegally or otherwise) seems to be a sign of the U.S. wanting to harm people and as we've seen, all to often they have been civilians. War is bad period! No one has the 'right hands' to wield war machines IMHO.